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Wildfire Training Set in Nebraska
Prescribed burn in Wildcat Hills GERING, Neb. (AP) — The Gering Fire Department will lead fire training exercises on public land in the Panhandle for the annual West Nebraska Engine Academy. The exercises are scheduled for Sept. 14 and 15 at Cedar Canyon...
Colorado Conducts Nighttime Wildfire Aviation Training
State is first in country to implement helicopter night flying suppression program DENVER – Colorado becomes the first state in the county to begin nighttime helicopter suppression operations with training this month. The Colorado Division of Fire...
NIOSH LODD Report: One Firefighter Dead, Another Burned at Texas Grass Fire
Contributing factors and lessons learned in March 2018 grass fire NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program On March 10, 2018, a 68-year-old male volunteer fire fighter was burned during firefighting operations at a grass...
Photos: Elafonisos, Greece Wildfire
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Howe Ridge Fire Initial Response
The fire grew from 20 acres to an estimated 2,500 acres overnight National Park Service, Intermountain Regional Office Lakewood, CO – Today, the National Park Service (NPS) released a video documenting the first 36 hours of the Howe Ridge Fire, which...
Smokey Bear Turns 75
Anniversary comes as scientists warn the world's forests are vulnerable amid climate change CAPITAN, N.M. (AP) — There will be 75 candles on his birthday cake and Smokey Bear still hopes none of them start a forest fire. The icon of the longest-running...
Ceremony Marks 70th Anniversary of Deadly Mann Gulch Fire
13 firefighters were killed on August 5, 1949 in a Montana wildfire HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Officials are marking the 70th anniversary of a tragic blaze north of Helena that killed 13 firefighters and prompted the U.S. Forest Service to rethink its fire...
California Governor Defends Wildfire Efforts, Jabs at Feds
Newsom criticized the federal government for not doing enough By DON THOMPSON Associated Press COLFAX, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom defended California's wildfire prevention efforts Wednesday while criticizing the federal government for not doing...
Tennessee Offers Federal Wildfire Prevention Grants
Application period runs from Aug. 5 to Sept. 20 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is providing access to federal grant programs to help communities and volunteer fire departments become better equipped for wildfires. The state Department of Agriculture...
Photos: Portugal Wildfire
More than 1,000 firefighters and 14 water-dropping aircraft battled a major wildfire
Federal Plan Uses Fuel Breaks to Slow Western Wildfires
Strips to be created on land managed by the BLM By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration is proposing an ambitious plan to slow Western wildfires by bulldozing, mowing or revegetating large swaths of land along...
